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impossibility
[ im-pos-uh-bil-i-tee, im-pos- ]
/ ɪmˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɒs- /
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noun, plural im·pos·si·bil·i·ties for 2.
condition or quality of being impossible.
something impossible.
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Origin of impossibility
Words nearby impossibility
imposed, impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition, impossibility, impossible, impossible figure, impost, impost block, impostor
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British Dictionary definitions for impossibility
impossibility
/ (ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪtɪ, ˌɪmpɒs-) /
noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being impossible
something that is impossible
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